"Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease that affects hemoglobin, the oxygen transport molecule in the blood. The disease gets its name from the shape...
As a young child, Alexandria, now age 17, endured near-constant feelings of exhaustion and general sickness, which turned into severe pain at night. After experiencing...
This video—presented by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health—shows how Tiffany, a mother and student, has coped...